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Table 1 Differentially expressed genes between blue, green and red color phenotypes of Oophaga pumilio previously linked to coloration

From: Being red, blue and green: the genetic basis of coloration differences in the strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio)

rank

gene

transcripts

q-val

expression-pattern

pigmentation role

88

dgat2

4

0.000

GREEN > RED = BLUE

carotenoid metabolism

102

rdh16

4

0.000

BLUE = GREEN > RED

carotenoid metabolism

145

scarb1

1

0.000

RED > BLUE > GREEN

carotenoid metabolism

371

rdh10

2

0.000

BLUE > RED = GREEN

carotenoid metabolism

691

bco2

6

0.002

BLUE > RED = GREEN

carotenoid metabolism

969

dhrs3

1

0.005

GREEN > RED = BLUE

carotenoid metabolism

1124

aldh1a1

7

0.008

BLUE = GREEN > RED

carotenoid metabolism

240

adsl

8

0.000

GREEN > RED = BLUE

guanine synthesis in iridophores

525

psat1

4

0.001

BLUE > RED = GREEN

guanine synthesis in iridophores

1807

gmps

7

0.024

RED = GREEN > BLUE

guanine synthesis in iridophores

1871

fh

5

0.025

RED > GREEN > BLUE

guanine synthesis in iridophores

12

camk2g

6

0.000

RED = GREEN > BLUE

melanin synthesis

91

gnai1

7

0.000

RED > GREEN > BLUE

melanin synthesis

98

ctnnb1

13

0.000

GREEN > RED = BLUE

melanin synthesis

197

raf1

8

0.000

RED = GREEN > BLUE

melanin synthesis

481

wnt9a

3

0.001

RED > GREEN > BLUE

melanin synthesis

521

adcy6

4

0.001

RED > GREEN > BLUE

melanin synthesis

771

wnt11

3

0.003

BLUE > GREEN > RED

melanin synthesis

797

nras

3

0.003

BLUE = GREEN > RED

melanin synthesis

1718

camk2d

4

0.022

BLUE = GREEN > RED

melanin synthesis

1939

ep300

4

0.027

RED > GREEN > BLUE

melanin synthesis

2036

plcb4

9

0.031

BLUE > RED = GREEN

melanin synthesis

2100

wnt10b

6

0.032

RED > GREEN > BLUE

melanin synthesis

2571

oca2

3

0.048

BLUE > RED = GREEN

melanin synthesis

2620

adcy3

2

0.050

BLUE > GREEN > RED

melanin synthesis

119

xdh

9

0.000

RED = GREEN > BLUE

pteridine synthesis

853

spr

2

0.004

RED > GREEN > BLUE

pteridine synthesis

975

pts

2

0.005

GREEN > RED = BLUE

pteridine synthesis

1282

sox9

4

0.010

GREEN > RED = BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

167

atp12a

10

0.000

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

280

hps3

14

0.000

BLUE > GREEN > RED

chromatophore differentiation

1509

hps4

5

0.016

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

2260

hps1

8

0.037

BLUE > GREEN > RED

chromatophore differentiation

2176

myo5a

2

0.034

RED > GREEN > BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

1180

slc7a11

2

0.009

GREEN > RED = BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

316

med1

7

0.000

RED > GREEN > BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

32

egfr

7

0.000

BLUE = GREEN > RED

chromatophore differentiation

55

sult2b1

5

0.000

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

128

nf1

19

0.000

RED = GREEN > BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

327

gpr161

5

0.000

RED = GREEN > BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

337

fos

4

0.000

RED = GREEN > BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

453

gnpat

10

0.001

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

457

mpzl3

1

0.001

RED > BLUE > GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

487

srm

5

0.001

RED > BLUE > GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

491

atp6v1h

3

0.001

RED > BLUE > GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

572

mfsd12

5

0.001

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

611

cog4

14

0.001

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

641

dst

11

0.002

BLUE > GREEN > RED

chromatophore differentiation

666

oat

4

0.002

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

722

slc24a4

5

0.002

BLUE = GREEN > RED

chromatophore differentiation

813

mbtps1

6

0.003

BLUE > GREEN > RED

chromatophore differentiation

1022

mlana

5

0.006

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

1053

herc2

13

0.006

RED > GREEN > BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

1130

adrb1

4

0.008

RED > GREEN > BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

1270

casp3

3

0.010

BLUE = RED > GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

1271

dock7

2

0.010

BLUE > GREEN > RED

chromatophore differentiation

1388

atrn

4

0.013

RED > BLUE > GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

1457

ece1

6

0.015

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

2086

mgrn1

3

0.032

GREEN > RED = BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

2118

med12

6

0.033

RED > GREEN > BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

2141

atp6v1e1

3

0.033

RED > BLUE > GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

2438

edn3

5

0.043

GREEN > RED = BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

2439

gfpt1

4

0.043

RED = GREEN > BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

2468

pnp

3

0.044

BLUE = RED > GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

2500

sf3b1

6

0.045

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

2592

rtf1

1

0.049

BLUE = RED > GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

2134

impdh2

5

0.033

BLUE > RED = GREEN

chromatophore differentiation

800

pax7

1

0.003

GREEN > RED = BLUE

chromatophore differentiation

  1. For each gene, the number of transcripts compared, q-value, expression pattern and color-associated function are presented. The expression pattern represents the observed differences in mean transcript counts aggregated by gene and color morphs (see Fig. 2)